Velocys is to lead a second sustainable aviation fuel project after securing early stage funding alongside that for its initial Humber proposal.
As £27 million to complete front-end engineering and design work on its Altalto Immingham plant was confirmed as part of the Department for Transport's Advanced Fuels Fund, the Oxford University spin-off was also successful in a further £2.5 million bid.
Working with new and existing partners - including British Airways - the company that emerged on the radar with the Stallingborough plan almost four years to the day, is now looking at an e-fuels project - using hydrogen, carbon dioxide and renewable electricity to produce.
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The money will fund feasibility, technical validation, site selection and pre-FEED engineering.
To be known as E-Alto, it will be managed by Velocys, and partners include Clariant Catalysts, Technip Energies and British Airways - with whom it has the joint venture agreement on the £350 million waste to fuel project. It is looking at using carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the process - with a dual pipeline for such feedstocks proposed for the Humber.
Mr Wareborn said: “We are very pleased to have been awarded this grant as it reflects the capability of the Velocys technology to use different feedstocks, ability to attract world class partners, and access to a new project portfolio. Our IP-protected technology enables the production of synthetic liquid fuels such as SAF for the airline industry, from renewable power and CO2, as well as from sustainable waste and biomass.
“This award also shows strong commitment from the UK Government to accelerate the Department for Transport’s Jet Zero strategy for achieving net zero aviation by 2050.”
Details on potential location have yet to be divulged, but the Humber would appear to stack up.
A host of hydrogen and carbon capture projects are being brought forward, with transport and storage backing up, while the area is home to two major refineries with direct pipeline access to airports.
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